The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has said the Electoral Commission has breached the law that enjoins it to revise the voters’ register annually.
He told journalists at a press conference that the law also mandates the EC to do so at the electoral area level and is not limited to their district offices.
He said it is instructive to note that Regulation 30 of C.I. 91 enjoins the EC to revise the voters’ register annually and to do so at the electoral area level.
“Yet, the Jean Mensah-led EC has violated the law in the last two years by not conducting any limited registration in 2021 and 2022.
This has created a huge backlog of about 2.8 million eligible persons including unemployed youth who are entitled to be registered,” he lamented.
Mr. Nketiah posited that “This huge backlog is the more reason why the EC’s decision to restrict voter registration to their district offices is unconscionable and preposterous.
In 2019, the EC conducted limited voter registration in 1500 electoral area centres. Why will the EC reduce this number of registration centres to 268 now that they have a huge backlog of about 2.8 million persons to register? It simply doesn’t make sense,” he said.
He described this as irresponsible and unconscionable on the part of the EC.
“This irresponsible and unconscionable decision of the commission confirms the NDC’s long held view that the Jean Mensah-led EC is determined to rig the 2024 elections through voter suppression. But she will fail because we are ready for them.
Aside it’s potential to suppress registration and voting, the EC’s decision to restrict voter registration to its district offices can promote and facilitate gerrymandering as agents of political parties will find it difficult to challenge persons who may be bused from one constituency to another to register.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
